Randyman wrote:
Tom, my father always told me that it was good for a fighter to get the loss out of the way early in his career. In the long run an early loss can make a guy a better fighter. In that respect, Sean passed his exam. It's what a fighter does after a loss that counts.
By the way and maybe I already mentioned this but I recall reading years ago, maybe even before the Lopez fight, that Sean once had to knock out an opponent twice, once in English and again in Spanish. It was a Pat O'Grady interview. Do you recall that?
Randy
Yes. Pat used to say that a lot. He thought it was very funny. Pat had a very corny sense of humor.
I'm glad you guys enjoyed the pictures. I have enjoyed your photos ever since I joined the forum (and Frank's before that at the CBZ), and it was nice to finally contribute something.
I saw the fight between Sean O'Grady and Danny Lopez in person. Sean took the fight to Danny right off the bat, which played right into the hands of the latter. Despite taking quite a bit of punishment and being stopped, Sean still gave a very good account of himself in the bout. Sean was a capable fighter with a lot of heart even though he was facing a lot of "soft" opposition back in Oklahoma City during the early part of his career.
raylawpc wrote:
Sean has a lot of great memories from the Main Street Gym. Do you guys remember that Howie Steindler had some kind of peep-hole through which he used to watch things in the gym from his office? Sean remembered his Dad threatening to nail a board across it so that Howie wouldn't spy on Sean when he was training for Lopez. (Pat was kidding, of course.)
Sean also told me that he sparred quite a bit with Bobby Chacon whenever he was in California - something I didn't know. Do you guys remember those sparring sessions?
I hadn't thought about it in years but it seems I do recall a peephole. I think it was more rectangular with a sliding wooden door on the wall of his office and opened up into the gym. I don't really remember him using it much but it makes sense that he would use it if one of Danny's opponents was training in the gym, especially one that was unknown (at the time) as Sean was.
I don't remember any sparring sessions with Bobby and Sean while I was there. Bobby trained at the Main Street Gym from time to time but was not a regular. It could have been there or at another gym. I would have liked to have seen that. Perhaps Rick remembers.
Chuck1052 wrote:I saw the fight between Sean O'Grady and Danny Lopez in person. Sean took the fight to Danny right off the bat, which played right into the hands of the latter. Despite taking quite a bit of punishment and being stopped, Sean still gave a very good account of himself in the bout. Sean was a capable fighter with a lot of heart even though he was facing a lot of "soft" opposition back in Oklahoma City during the early part of his career.
- Chuck Johnston
I agree Chuck. Sean definitely had the right stuff.
Sean has a lot of great memories from the Main Street Gym. Do you guys remember that Howie Steindler had some kind of peep-hole through which he used to watch things in the gym from his office? Sean remembered his Dad threatening to nail a board across it so that Howie wouldn't spy on Sean when he was training for Lopez. (Pat was kidding, of course.)
Sean also told me that he sparred quite a bit with Bobby Chacon whenever he was in California - something I didn't know. Do you guys remember those sparring sessions?
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Tom . . . I don't remember Sean boxing with Chacon in the gym, but I do remember Howie's "peep hole".
It was actually a small, square opening right beside his desk in the gym wall. It had a little door he could slide closed if he wanted privacy.
By the way, I'm glad Sean is doing well.
I still say he is the best ringside announcer in the sport, to bad the management of HBO boxing continues to force the "usual suspects" down our throats.
(just read the above posts and we all remember the same peep hole! Haven't thought of that in years.)
-Rick Farris
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Sean O' looks pretty much the same in the pics Tom posted as the last time I seen him in person, that been in January of 1990 when he was the color man in the ol' USA Tuesday Night Fights, on the 22 of January 1990 I had Tony fighting Pedro Laza in Phoenix, AZ. and Sean was working the fights that nite. Man!, Sean doesn't looked like he has aged a day. Why can't we all be like that?.....
dagosd2000 wrote:Randy
Hope you're feeling better. You never know when you get knocked for a loop. The chicken soup should help. Rog
Same here, Randy.
I too was not feeling all that great this morning, so I told Connie
"Babe, I'm sick"
"Yeah! you're sick in the head" she comes back at me
"Yeah?, What head?" I ask her
"At your age, you only get one, and thats the one on you shoulders, the other one is not sick, its dead" she got me!!
kikibalt wrote:Sean O' looks pretty much the same in the pics Tom posted as the last time I seen him in person, that been in January of 1990 when he was the color man in the ol' USA Tuesday Night Fights, on the 22 of January 1990 I had Tony fighting Pedro Laza in Phoenix, AZ. and Sean was working the fights that nite. Man!, Sean doesn't looked like he has aged a day. Why can't we all be like that?.....
Its disgusting isn't it? Sean is 50-years-old this year. I'm only 5 years older. I ask myself: What the heck happened?
dagosd2000 wrote:Randy
Hope you're feeling better. You never know when you get knocked for a loop. The chicken soup should help. Rog
Same here, Randy.
I too was not feeling all that great this morning, so I told Connie
"Babe, I'm sick"
"Yeah! you're sick in the head" she comes back at me
"Yeah?, What head?" I ask her
"At your age, you only get one, and thats the one on you shoulders, the other one is not sick, its dead" she got me!!
dagosd2000 wrote:Randy
Hope you're feeling better. You never know when you get knocked for a loop. The chicken soup should help. Rog
Same here, Randy.
I too was not feeling all that great this morning, so I told Connie
"Babe, I'm sick"
"Yeah! you're sick in the head" she comes back at me
"Yeah?, What head?" I ask her
"At your age, you only get one, and thats the one on you shoulders, the other one is not sick, its dead" she got me!!
kikibalt wrote:Sean O' looks pretty much the same in the pics Tom posted as the last time I seen him in person, that been in January of 1990 when he was the color man in the ol' USA Tuesday Night Fights, on the 22 of January 1990 I had Tony fighting Pedro Laza in Phoenix, AZ. and Sean was working the fights that nite. Man!, Sean doesn't looked like he has aged a day. Why can't we all be like that?.....
Its disgusting isn't it? Sean is 50-years-old this year. I'm only 5 years older. I ask myself: What the heck happened?
The boss of a Madison Avenue advertising agency called a spontaneous staff
meeting in the middle of a particularly stressful week. (This is one pretty
sharp boss!) When everyone gathered, the boss, who understood the benefits
of having fun, told the burnt out staff the purpose of the meeting was to
have a quick contest.. The theme: Viagra advertising slogans.
The only rule was they had to use past ad slogans, originally written for
other products that captured the essence of Viagra. Slight variations were
acceptable.
About 7 minutes later, they turned in their suggestions and created a Top 10
List.. With all the laughter and camaraderie, the rest of the week went very
well for everyone! The top 10 were:
10. Viagra, Whaazzzz up!
9. Viagra, The quicker pecker picker upper.
8. Viagra, like a rock !
7. Viagra, When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight..
6. Viagra , Be all that you can be.
5. Viagra, Reach out and touch someone.
4. Viagra, Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman..
3. Viagra, Home of the whopper!
2. Viagra, We bring good things to Life!
And the unanimous number one slogan:
1. This is your peepee... This is your peepee on drugs.
The boss of a Madison Avenue advertising agency called a spontaneous staff
meeting in the middle of a particularly stressful week. (This is one pretty
sharp boss!) When everyone gathered, the boss, who understood the benefits
of having fun, told the burnt out staff the purpose of the meeting was to
have a quick contest.. The theme: Viagra advertising slogans.
The only rule was they had to use past ad slogans, originally written for
other products that captured the essence of Viagra. Slight variations were
acceptable.
About 7 minutes later, they turned in their suggestions and created a Top 10
List.. With all the laughter and camaraderie, the rest of the week went very
well for everyone! The top 10 were:
10. Viagra, Whaazzzz up!
9. Viagra, The quicker pecker picker upper.
8. Viagra, like a rock !
7. Viagra, When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight..
6. Viagra , Be all that you can be.
5. Viagra, Reach out and touch someone.
4. Viagra, Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman..
3. Viagra, Home of the whopper!
2. Viagra, We bring good things to Life!
And the unanimous number one slogan:
1. This is your peepee... This is your peepee on drugs.
Considered for 2010 WBHOF Posthumous Catagory:
____________________________
boxer: Bernard Docusen
birth date 1927-01-19
death date 2009-01-11
division welterweight
nationality United States
alias Big Duke
residence New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
birth place New Orleans, LA
birth name Joseph Bernard Docusen
stance orthodox
won 74 (KO 22) + lost 10 (KO 4) + drawn 6 = 90
rounds boxed 665 KO% 24.44
1953-02-24 150¼ Joey Giambra 155½ 28-2-1
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States L TKO 7 10
Docusen did not come out for the 7th round due to a bad cut on his upper lip.
1952-11-03 147½ Rocky Brisebois 146½ 28-12-5
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States L UD 10 10
1952-08-18 Harvey Fallon 13-2-0
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 1:47 | referee: Pete Giarusso ~
1952-07-21 146 Joe Hartegan 142½ 28-6-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 4 10
1952-06-23 146 Alfredo LaGrutta 143 11-8-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 10 10
1951-11-12 145½ Gil Turner 146 24-0-0
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L TKO 6 10
Bout stopped because of a serious cut suffered by Docusen over his left eye. Turner appeared to be ahead at the time of the stoppage.
1951-07-30 146½ Ross Virgo 143½ 22-1-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Tony Amato 4-2 | judge: Eddie Wolfe 4-3 | judge: Pete Giarusso 6-2 ~
1951-07-09 147 Eddie Giosa 145 64-28-9
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 1:23 | referee: Pete Giarusso ~
Giosa suspended for six month and fined 1.000$ by the Louisiana Athletic Commission. He also announced that he was retiring.
1951-06-11 146¼ Mario Trigo 140 50-26-8
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1951-04-30 148 Rafael Gutierrez 145 24-7-3
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1950-10-31 146 John L Davis 136 32-15-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 3 12
~ time: 0:08 | referee: Johnny Indrisano ~
~ USA California State welterweight title ~
Docusen knocked down twice in the 2nd round
1950-08-29 145½ Mario Trigo 142½ 43-24-7
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L SD 10 10
Docusen won the first three rounds easily, but then slowed down and fought only in spurts in the last seven rounds. Docusen's left eye was swollen and almost completely closed in the last four rounds "and in trying to guard it he left his midsection open to some of Trigo's best punches." (The Ring, November 1950, page 45)
1950-08-18 149 Milo Savage 152¼ 25-23-7
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 58-52 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 57-53 | judge: Jimmy Wallace 56-54 ~
1950-07-24 146¾ Mike Koballa 149 27-12-2
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W MD 10 10
1950-06-16 147 Ralph Zannelli 145 88-40-7
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1950-01-30 148 Otis Graham 151 31-12-5
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L MD 10 10
1949-12-07 145 Tippy Larkin 143 132-12-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 6 10
1949-10-31 147 Gaby Ferland 147 73-10-6
Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada W PTS 10 10
1949-10-05 147 Frankie Palermo 144¼ 26-10-2
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:55 | referee: Eddie Wolfe ~
1949-09-06 150 Milo Savage 158 22-15-7
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States W PTS 10 10
1949-08-16 146 Harold Jones 139 38-11-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Billy Kershner 60½-49½ | judge: Frankie Van 59-51 | judge: Tommy Hart 58-52 ~
Jones substituted for Ike Williams.
1949-08-01 145 Al Guido 145 48-31-14
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1949-05-03 146½ Frankie Fernandez 146 20-1-0
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 10 10
1949-04-08 145½ Bobby Jones 144¾ 20-10-5
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1949-04-01 147½ Milo Savage 153 22-13-7
Armory, Tacoma, Washington, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Davey Ward | judge: Al Whitman | judge: Ples Irwin ~
First main event promoted by Joe Waterman in his final stint as a promoter in Tacoma. The scoring was close, according to the Tacoma News-Tribune
1949-02-04 143 Freddie Dawson 142½ 63-7-3
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States L TKO 6 10
The referee halted the bout after Docusen was knocked down for a nine count.
Attendance: 11,000
1948-12-03 146 Buford Ransom 147 18-0-2
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States W TKO 10 10
~ time: 1:03 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~
1948-11-25 144 Shamus McCray 146 48-25-12
Stockton, California, United States W TKO 7 10
1948-11-17 142½ John L Davis 138½ 15-8-1
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1948-11-09 148 Bert Linam 146¾ 34-5-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:26 | referee: Charley Randolph ~
According to the Los Angeles Times the bout was stopped, because Linam was totally outclassed.
1948-10-29 143 Johnny Bratton 141 30-11-1
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States W UD 10 10
1948-10-18 142 Al Robinson 136 14-11-6
Stockton, California, United States W KO 2 10
1948-10-06 147 Irvin Steen 145 23-4-4
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1948-08-18 146½ Gene Burton 144 37-8-8
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States D PTS 10 10
1948-06-28 145½ Sugar Ray Robinson 146½ 86-1-1
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States L UD 15 15
World Welterweight Title
" The fastest and most exciting battle seen in a Chicago ring since the Rocky Graziano-Tony Zale battle in the Stadium a year before..Docusen proved a foeman worthy of Robinson's keenest steel..The flashy Filipino was not daunted in the least by Robinson's reputation...For ten rounds Docusen fought Robinson on fairly even terms, and there was little to choose..Robinson pulled his waning forces together at the start of the eleventh." Docusen was dazed by the attack and then Robinson caught him with a left hook that put him down for a nine count. Robinson "had fought himself out in the previous flurry and lacked the power to finish his reeling opponent. For the remainder of the fight Robinson had the upper hand." (quotes from report by Gene Engel in The Ring, September 1948, page 33.
1948-04-20 145½ Nick Moran 145¾ 18-15-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore | judge: Dynamite Jackson | judge: Mushy Callahan ~
1948-03-30 146 Louis Bell 147 10-10-6
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States W UD 10 10
1948-03-23 146 Charley Salas 145½ 41-12-7
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 58-51 | judge: Tommy Herman 58-51 | judge: Frankie Van 59-50 ~
1948-03-17 147 Earl Turner 149 39-14-8
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W UD 10 10
1948-02-13 143¼ Gene Burton 142¼ 36-6-8
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Arthur Donovan 7-3 | judge: Tom Guilfoyle 7-3 | judge: Joe Agnello 5-5 ~
Attendance: 15,097
1947-12-09 142 Gene Burton 142 35-6-7
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore 53½-56½ | judge: Dynamite Jackson 54-56 | judge: Benny Whitman 54½-55½ ~
1947-11-12 141½ Louis Bell 140 10-9-6
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
Bell was knocked down in the 9th round.
1947-10-21 144 Hankin Barrows 144 29-13-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 57-53 | judge: Benny Whitman 55-55 | judge: Tommy Herman 57½-52½ ~
1947-09-09 146½ Henry Jordan 149½ 41-50-11
Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 8 8
1947-07-21 Torpedo Reed 19-37-10
Stockton, California, United States W PTS 10 10
This fight has not been included in Docusen's record but was reported in The Ring, October 1947, page 50, by Frank Pennington. Docusen won handily. The date needs verification.
1947-07-08 145 Joey Barnum 145 27-16-8
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ time: 2:18 | referee: Johnny Indrisano ~
1947-06-11 147 Earl Turner 149 37-12-7
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 1:54 | referee: Frankie Carter ~
Turner was knocked down by a left hook, and did not rise citing temporary blindness. (Oakland Tribune)
1947-04-16 143 Vic Grupico 142 26-7-8
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Billy Burke ~
Grupico was knocked down in the 1st round.
1947-04-08 143 Bobby Jones 144 13-8-5
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1947-03-25 143 Bobby Yaeger 143 40-17-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 65-45 | judge: Jimmy Wallace 60½-49½ | judge: Johnny Indrisano 60-50 ~
1947-01-28 145 Johnny Williams 144 12-20-4
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W UD 8 8
1947-01-14 144 Vinnie Rossano 148 40-19-6
Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-12-03 142 Joey Ferrier 143 6-4-0
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States W TKO 7 10
Ferrier was floored four times in round six and three more times in the seventh before the fight was stopped.
1946-11-08 144 Vince LaSalva 147½ 32-20-6
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States W UD 8 8
Scoring: 8-0, 8-0, 7-1
1946-10-19 145 Wayland Douglas 141½ 19-11-2
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-09-16 142½ Charley 'Dixie' Davis 143¼ 27-27-5
Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States W KO 7 8
1946-09-06 143½ Norman Rubio 147½ 36-12-5
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-08-30 140 Paul Reguejo 133 30-11-4
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-08-22 142½ Henry Jordan 148 34-42-8
Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States W UD 10 10
The first round was fought in a downpour and then the remaining nine rounds were postponed to the following night, when the bout was completed. Jordan was down for a nine-count in the second round.
1946-08-06 140¾ Buster Tyler 140¼ 22-6-0
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-08-01 141 Jorge Morelia 138 29-24-8
Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W TKO 2 10
~ time: 1:33 | referee: Al Berl ~
1946-07-10 137 Leon Haire 134 27-3-0
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States W KO 6 10
Haire had Docusen in big trouble in round five, but Bernard then landed a right to the jaw that turned the tide completely. In the sixth round Docusen landed a left hook that dropped Haire for the full count.
1946-06-25 141 Buster Tyler 141 19-5-0
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 10 10
1946-06-10 140½ Johnny Williams 130 9-16-3
Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 10
1945-06-25 Phil Terranova 39-12-9
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 8 8
Reported in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-06-15 138¼ Sammy Parotta 131 40-17-6
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 8 8
~ referee: Tuck Fraley ~
Reported in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-06-04 134 Jimmy Hatcher 134½ 68-13-4
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 8 8
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-05-22 132¾ Lulu Costantino 134¼ 92-16-6
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 8 8
Attendance: 10,273. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-04-09 Monty Pignatore 47-27-11
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-03-19 132¾ Lefty LaChance 130 89-23-7
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
From The Ring, June 1945, page 64. Docusen won by a one-sided margin.
1945-02-23 133½ Patsy Spataro 136 24-14-4
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1944-12-18 133½ Tommy Rotolo 135½ 15-2-2
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1944-12-11 132 Jackie Graves 128 17-0-0
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
1944-11-13 132¼ Al Irwin 131¼ 1-2-0
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
Reported in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1944-11-06 132¾ Tommy Rotolo 134¾ 14-2-1
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
Rick Farris wrote:Considered for 2010 WBHOF Posthumous Catagory:
____________________________
boxer: Bernard Docusen
birth date 1927-01-19
death date 2009-01-11
division welterweight
nationality United States
alias Big Duke
residence New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
birth place New Orleans, LA
birth name Joseph Bernard Docusen
stance orthodox
won 74 (KO 22) + lost 10 (KO 4) + drawn 6 = 90
rounds boxed 665 KO% 24.44
1953-02-24 150¼ Joey Giambra 155½ 28-2-1
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States L TKO 7 10
Docusen did not come out for the 7th round due to a bad cut on his upper lip.
1952-11-03 147½ Rocky Brisebois 146½ 28-12-5
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States L UD 10 10
1952-08-18 Harvey Fallon 13-2-0
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 1:47 | referee: Pete Giarusso ~
1952-07-21 146 Joe Hartegan 142½ 28-6-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 4 10
1952-06-23 146 Alfredo LaGrutta 143 11-8-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 10 10
1951-11-12 145½ Gil Turner 146 24-0-0
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L TKO 6 10
Bout stopped because of a serious cut suffered by Docusen over his left eye. Turner appeared to be ahead at the time of the stoppage.
1951-07-30 146½ Ross Virgo 143½ 22-1-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Tony Amato 4-2 | judge: Eddie Wolfe 4-3 | judge: Pete Giarusso 6-2 ~
1951-07-09 147 Eddie Giosa 145 64-28-9
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W KO 2 10
~ time: 1:23 | referee: Pete Giarusso ~
Giosa suspended for six month and fined 1.000$ by the Louisiana Athletic Commission. He also announced that he was retiring.
1951-06-11 146¼ Mario Trigo 140 50-26-8
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1951-04-30 148 Rafael Gutierrez 145 24-7-3
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1950-10-31 146 John L Davis 136 32-15-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L TKO 3 12
~ time: 0:08 | referee: Johnny Indrisano ~
~ USA California State welterweight title ~
Docusen knocked down twice in the 2nd round
1950-08-29 145½ Mario Trigo 142½ 43-24-7
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L SD 10 10
Docusen won the first three rounds easily, but then slowed down and fought only in spurts in the last seven rounds. Docusen's left eye was swollen and almost completely closed in the last four rounds "and in trying to guard it he left his midsection open to some of Trigo's best punches." (The Ring, November 1950, page 45)
1950-08-18 149 Milo Savage 152¼ 25-23-7
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 58-52 | judge: Jimmy Wilson 57-53 | judge: Jimmy Wallace 56-54 ~
1950-07-24 146¾ Mike Koballa 149 27-12-2
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W MD 10 10
1950-06-16 147 Ralph Zannelli 145 88-40-7
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1950-01-30 148 Otis Graham 151 31-12-5
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States L MD 10 10
1949-12-07 145 Tippy Larkin 143 132-12-1
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 6 10
1949-10-31 147 Gaby Ferland 147 73-10-6
Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada W PTS 10 10
1949-10-05 147 Frankie Palermo 144¼ 26-10-2
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:55 | referee: Eddie Wolfe ~
1949-09-06 150 Milo Savage 158 22-15-7
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States W PTS 10 10
1949-08-16 146 Harold Jones 139 38-11-3
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Billy Kershner 60½-49½ | judge: Frankie Van 59-51 | judge: Tommy Hart 58-52 ~
Jones substituted for Ike Williams.
1949-08-01 145 Al Guido 145 48-31-14
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10
1949-05-03 146½ Frankie Fernandez 146 20-1-0
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States W PTS 10 10
1949-04-08 145½ Bobby Jones 144¾ 20-10-5
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1949-04-01 147½ Milo Savage 153 22-13-7
Armory, Tacoma, Washington, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Davey Ward | judge: Al Whitman | judge: Ples Irwin ~
First main event promoted by Joe Waterman in his final stint as a promoter in Tacoma. The scoring was close, according to the Tacoma News-Tribune
1949-02-04 143 Freddie Dawson 142½ 63-7-3
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States L TKO 6 10
The referee halted the bout after Docusen was knocked down for a nine count.
Attendance: 11,000
1948-12-03 146 Buford Ransom 147 18-0-2
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States W TKO 10 10
~ time: 1:03 | referee: Jimmy Wilson ~
1948-11-25 144 Shamus McCray 146 48-25-12
Stockton, California, United States W TKO 7 10
1948-11-17 142½ John L Davis 138½ 15-8-1
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1948-11-09 148 Bert Linam 146¾ 34-5-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:26 | referee: Charley Randolph ~
According to the Los Angeles Times the bout was stopped, because Linam was totally outclassed.
1948-10-29 143 Johnny Bratton 141 30-11-1
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States W UD 10 10
1948-10-18 142 Al Robinson 136 14-11-6
Stockton, California, United States W KO 2 10
1948-10-06 147 Irvin Steen 145 23-4-4
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1948-08-18 146½ Gene Burton 144 37-8-8
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States D PTS 10 10
1948-06-28 145½ Sugar Ray Robinson 146½ 86-1-1
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States L UD 15 15
World Welterweight Title
" The fastest and most exciting battle seen in a Chicago ring since the Rocky Graziano-Tony Zale battle in the Stadium a year before..Docusen proved a foeman worthy of Robinson's keenest steel..The flashy Filipino was not daunted in the least by Robinson's reputation...For ten rounds Docusen fought Robinson on fairly even terms, and there was little to choose..Robinson pulled his waning forces together at the start of the eleventh." Docusen was dazed by the attack and then Robinson caught him with a left hook that put him down for a nine count. Robinson "had fought himself out in the previous flurry and lacked the power to finish his reeling opponent. For the remainder of the fight Robinson had the upper hand." (quotes from report by Gene Engel in The Ring, September 1948, page 33.
1948-04-20 145½ Nick Moran 145¾ 18-15-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore | judge: Dynamite Jackson | judge: Mushy Callahan ~
1948-03-30 146 Louis Bell 147 10-10-6
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States W UD 10 10
1948-03-23 146 Charley Salas 145½ 41-12-7
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Charley Randolph 58-51 | judge: Tommy Herman 58-51 | judge: Frankie Van 59-50 ~
1948-03-17 147 Earl Turner 149 39-14-8
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W UD 10 10
1948-02-13 143¼ Gene Burton 142¼ 36-6-8
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Arthur Donovan 7-3 | judge: Tom Guilfoyle 7-3 | judge: Joe Agnello 5-5 ~
Attendance: 15,097
1947-12-09 142 Gene Burton 142 35-6-7
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States L UD 10 10
~ referee: Reggie Gilmore 53½-56½ | judge: Dynamite Jackson 54-56 | judge: Benny Whitman 54½-55½ ~
1947-11-12 141½ Louis Bell 140 10-9-6
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
Bell was knocked down in the 9th round.
1947-10-21 144 Hankin Barrows 144 29-13-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W MD 10 10
~ referee: Frankie Van 57-53 | judge: Benny Whitman 55-55 | judge: Tommy Herman 57½-52½ ~
1947-09-09 146½ Henry Jordan 149½ 41-50-11
Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 8 8
1947-07-21 Torpedo Reed 19-37-10
Stockton, California, United States W PTS 10 10
This fight has not been included in Docusen's record but was reported in The Ring, October 1947, page 50, by Frank Pennington. Docusen won handily. The date needs verification.
1947-07-08 145 Joey Barnum 145 27-16-8
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W TKO 7 10
~ time: 2:18 | referee: Johnny Indrisano ~
1947-06-11 147 Earl Turner 149 37-12-7
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W KO 1 10
~ time: 1:54 | referee: Frankie Carter ~
Turner was knocked down by a left hook, and did not rise citing temporary blindness. (Oakland Tribune)
1947-04-16 143 Vic Grupico 142 26-7-8
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States W PTS 10 10
~ referee: Billy Burke ~
Grupico was knocked down in the 1st round.
1947-04-08 143 Bobby Jones 144 13-8-5
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States W PTS 10 10
1947-03-25 143 Bobby Yaeger 143 40-17-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 10 10
~ referee: Abe Roth 65-45 | judge: Jimmy Wallace 60½-49½ | judge: Johnny Indrisano 60-50 ~
1947-01-28 145 Johnny Williams 144 12-20-4
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W UD 8 8
1947-01-14 144 Vinnie Rossano 148 40-19-6
Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-12-03 142 Joey Ferrier 143 6-4-0
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States W TKO 7 10
Ferrier was floored four times in round six and three more times in the seventh before the fight was stopped.
1946-11-08 144 Vince LaSalva 147½ 32-20-6
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States W UD 8 8
Scoring: 8-0, 8-0, 7-1
1946-10-19 145 Wayland Douglas 141½ 19-11-2
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-09-16 142½ Charley 'Dixie' Davis 143¼ 27-27-5
Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States W KO 7 8
1946-09-06 143½ Norman Rubio 147½ 36-12-5
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-08-30 140 Paul Reguejo 133 30-11-4
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-08-22 142½ Henry Jordan 148 34-42-8
Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States W UD 10 10
The first round was fought in a downpour and then the remaining nine rounds were postponed to the following night, when the bout was completed. Jordan was down for a nine-count in the second round.
1946-08-06 140¾ Buster Tyler 140¼ 22-6-0
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 8 8
1946-08-01 141 Jorge Morelia 138 29-24-8
Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States W TKO 2 10
~ time: 1:33 | referee: Al Berl ~
1946-07-10 137 Leon Haire 134 27-3-0
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States W KO 6 10
Haire had Docusen in big trouble in round five, but Bernard then landed a right to the jaw that turned the tide completely. In the sixth round Docusen landed a left hook that dropped Haire for the full count.
1946-06-25 141 Buster Tyler 141 19-5-0
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States W PTS 10 10
1946-06-10 140½ Johnny Williams 130 9-16-3
Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, United States W KO 1 10
1945-06-25 Phil Terranova 39-12-9
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 8 8
Reported in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-06-15 138¼ Sammy Parotta 131 40-17-6
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W TKO 8 8
~ referee: Tuck Fraley ~
Reported in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-06-04 134 Jimmy Hatcher 134½ 68-13-4
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 8 8
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-05-22 132¾ Lulu Costantino 134¼ 92-16-6
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 8 8
Attendance: 10,273. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-04-09 Monty Pignatore 47-27-11
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1945-03-19 132¾ Lefty LaChance 130 89-23-7
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
From The Ring, June 1945, page 64. Docusen won by a one-sided margin.
1945-02-23 133½ Patsy Spataro 136 24-14-4
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1944-12-18 133½ Tommy Rotolo 135½ 15-2-2
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1944-12-11 132 Jackie Graves 128 17-0-0
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
1944-11-13 132¼ Al Irwin 131¼ 1-2-0
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W PTS 6 6
Reported in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
1944-11-06 132¾ Tommy Rotolo 134¾ 14-2-1
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States D PTS 6 6
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Jack Kincaid).
Hap Navarro . . .
Docusen whipped Milo Savage at the Hollywood Legion Stadium in 1950, which means Hap Navarro made the match.
Hap, would appreciate any memories of Bernard Docusen.
kikibalt wrote:I seen Bernard Docusen fight John L. Davis live at the Olympic in 1951.
Frank . . I've heard a lot of great things about Bernard Ducosen. What are your thoughts?
Seems he had a rough time with Davis.
-Rick Farris
Yes, But, Davis was a real good fighter, Bernard was a top ten fighter for a number of years. Had a unique style, imagine a guy on a pogo stick jumping inside the ring and hitting you, that was Bernard Docusen.
Rick, Pat Docusen wrote a book on her dad last year, I bought a copy last year when they were here for Bernard's induction into CBHOF, great book with lots of photos.
kikibalt wrote:Rick, Pat Docusen wrote a book on her dad last year, I bought a copy last year when they were here for Bernard's induction into CBHOF, great book with lots of photos.
Bernard Docusen . . .
I'd like to buy one. If he is inducted next year, she may wish to market her book at the memorabelia show.
Armando and I are both on track to make this happen, Docusen's induction.
I was very impressed with his early career, when he was fighting six & eight rounders.
In his third pro fight, he whips unbeaten Jackie Graves (who was 17-0). A few fights later, he whips Lulu Costantino in an eight-rounder.
Considering his young age, his early 6 & 8 round bouts were a perfect lead in to his ten rounders, which began while still a teenager.
Bernard Docusen was only 17 when he fought his first ten round main event.
Bernard Docusen was a guy who was not afraid to get on the road and fight from coast-to-coast. He fought the best in their hometowns, as well as his own.
He challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the welter title and put up a great fight.
Well at least I know my memory hasn't completely failed me. 
